2. Why does Catherine's father throw this person down the stairs in September?
(a) He does not move fast enough.
(b) He yells at Catherine's mother when she is weak.
(c) He bad mouths Catherine's father.
(d) He has come to read Catherine's mother's last rites.

3. Who does Catherine learn has died when she returns home in September?
(a) Perkin.
(b) Shaggy Beard.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

4. Who returns Catherine to her home after she runs away in September?
(a) George.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Robert.
(d) Edward.

5. How long is Catherine's mother's labor?
(a) Two days.
(b) Twelve hours.
(c) Twenty-four hours.
(d) Thirty hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What change does Catherine notice in George in April?

2. Who does Catherine's father throw down the stairs in September?

3. What does Catherine buy first at the fair in August?

4. What does Shaggy Beard send to Catherine in July?

5. What formality is set to take place in September?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in regards to Catherine's engagement in April?

2. What does Catherine note of her impending marriage to Shaggy Beard in July?

3. Who is Aelis to wed in September? How does Catherine react to this news?

4. Why does Catherine's father throw a priest down the stairs in September?

5. What do the villagers do on May Day?

6. What ailment does Catherine's father have in June?

7. Who is Geoffrey? What does Catherine think of Geoffrey?

8. What does Catherine see at the fair in August? How does she feel about what she sees?

9. What does Catherine feel when she visits Meg in July? Why does she feel this way?

10. What does Catherine talk to Aunt Ethelfritha about when she runs away in September?

(see the answer keys)

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